A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the ...

Understanding where and in what quantities essential elements for life have existed on Earth's surface helps explain the ...

Around 252 million years ago, Earth was nearly lifeless, with nearly all life forms wiped out. This event, known as the ...

Scientists have long agreed this event was triggered by a sudden surge in greenhouse gases which resulted in an intense and ...

To simulate menstrual fluid, the team used glycerol, a thick liquid similar in consistency to blood. In both pre-flight and ...

The collapse of tropical forests during Earth's most catastrophic extinction event was the primary cause of the prolonged ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

They reveal that the chemical composition of the deep mantle has remained almost intact since the Earth's formation 4.5 ...

They are some of the most intensely studied species on Earth, and yet there is no comprehensive molecular phylogenetic hypothesis of primate evolutionary history that summarizes the pattern and timing ...

Wave-like landforms on Mars provide clues about the planet’s icy history, its potential to support life, and the behavior of ...